Regulatory aspects of functional foods.
Functional foods and claims belong together, so that many people would define functional goods as those which are claimed to have health-promoting effects. Within the EU such claims are regulated by the Food Labelling Regulations, which prohibit food labelling or advertising to claim that a particular food has the property of preventing, treating or curing a disease, or any reference to such property. Food Labelling Regulations are obviously interpreted differently within the EU; but whatever the interpretation, allagree that claims must not be misleading, and consequently should be based on sound scientific data.
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Veterinary and Food Administration, Søborg, Denmark.
D003718:Denmark; D005062:European Union; D005515:Food Labeling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007881:Legislation, Food / Q000592:standards*